PANIC BUTTON? Year for at Bartow Bartow County Family Education
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Sunday Edition December 30, 2018 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 LAWRENCE, CLEMSON A Bridge Too Far Resident raises concerns ADVANCE TO CFP FINAL about emergency responses BY JAMES SWIFT ment was concerned about the Ar- [email protected] butus Trail bridge’s load carrying capacity. As John Absalon put it, his neigh- “They described some accidents borhood didn’t know they had a that had happened in some other problem until they had a problem. states involving municipal fire In January, one of his subdivision trucks because they tried to cross a neighbors experienced a medical bridge that was unsafe,” he said. emergency — but while ambulances “And the work that we had done and sheriff’s deputies snaked their here discovered some problems way up the hilly Arbutus Trail off with our bridge that we didn’t know Griffin Road, he noticed county we had.” firefighters stayed put. Bartow County Commissioner “We didn’t understand why,” the Steve Taylor made it clear — if a 73-year-old said. “We did some in- privately-constructed bridge isn’t up MICHAEL AINSWORTH/AP vestigation and ended up in a meet- to county standards, emergency ve- Cartersville High grad and current Clemson quarterback ing with county officials who hicles reserve the right to refuse en- Trevor Lawrence throws a pass during the Cotton Bowl JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS semifinal playoff football game Saturday in Arlington, Texas. proved to be very helpful in point- tering a neighborhood. Cartersville resident John Absalon said his neighborhood Clemson won 30-3 to advance to the national championship ing us in the right direction.” has invested at least $16,000 in private bridge repairs since a SEE , PAGE 7A game Jan. 7, 2019. For more on the game, see page 1B. As it turns out, the fire depart- BRIDGE county fire truck refused to enter the subdivision in January. Kim Lewis 2018 was busy, takes helm productive PANIC BUTTON? year for at Bartow Bartow County Family education BY DONNA HARRIS Resources [email protected] BY MARIE NESMITH 2018 turned out to be an ex- [email protected] tremely busy year for the educa- Described as a “born leader tional institutions in Bartow with a heart of compassion,” Kim County. Lewis embarked on her newest Highlights from the year in- chapter at Bartow Family Re- clude a changing of the guard in sources Dec. 1. both school systems as both super- “Maryland [Guthas] and our intendents retire and new superin- board chairman, Josh Shook, ap- tendents take over, a new proached me about a year ago and academic building opening on a asked me to begin praying about college campus, two school board succeeding Maryland as executive members being defeated in the director whenever the time came midterm elections, a new elemen- for her to transition,” she said. “I tary school opening and another let them know that I was not inter- Local financial one cutting the ribbon on a new ested because I loved my role as addition, a marching band repre- Babies & More director. senting the state at a national pa- “About six months ago, they ap- experts discuss rade and one of its musicians proached me again with the same winning a prestigious scholarship, question. I knew then that I needed RANDY PARKER, JAMES SWIFT/DTN and a high school pianist coming volatile 2019 market McWhorter Capital Partners CEO in second place in the world at an to seriously pray about it and re- Josh McWhorter speaks on the visit the question. I never wanted BY JAMES SWIFT current economic climate. “It international competition. this role in the sense that I sought [email protected] simply goes back to the population it out. I would say instead that it growth, the demand in the Superintendents retire; new found me, and I felt compelled to What a difference 48 hours can make. economy for certain services and supers take over answer ‘yes’ after much prayer On Christmas Eve the Dow Jones Industrial Av- certain goods — I just don't see Bartow County School Superin- and consideration.” erage plummeted more than 650 points, while the how we could have a huge price tendent Dr. John Harper and Assuming the role of BFR’s Nasdaq dropped 140 points and the S&P 500 de- swing with where we're at,” he said. Cartersville City School Superin- Baby Bucks director in August clined by 65 — only for the Dow to post its biggest tendent Dr. Howard Hinesley both 2013, the Cartersville resident ini- one-day gain in history on Dec. 26, rising 1,086 ended their long careers in educa- tially became involved with the points while the Nasdaq and S&P likewise posted tion when their contracts expired nonprofit in 1998, serving as a gains upwards of 5 percent. this summer. board member for 10 years. Despite the late surge, this month remains the In early May, Hinesley, 70, was “What I have enjoyed more than worst December for Wall Street since 1931. The honored at a retirement party, em- anything is truly seeing lives bumpy ride on the stock market has many investors ceed by Fox Sports announcer changed and help given to those and analysts already talking about a bear market Wes Durham and attended by who need it most,” Lewis said. emerging from hibernation, with some even raising about 275 people, at the Booth “Being a mom is one of the hard- concerns about a “self-fulfilling recession” in 2019. Western Art Museum. est jobs in the world and the one I Investors are no doubt living in interesting times, The five speakers praised Hi- have personally cherished the Cartersville-based wealth manager Chuck Nida nesley for the progress the school most. What a blessing to help the said. While the market may be experiencing great district had made during his 13- moms and babies of Bartow by volatility, he notes that the economy itself remains year tenure that capped off a 49- loving them, providing parenting rather strong. year career in education. classes and the essentials every “There are different reasons in regards to this mar- He said he told board members mom and baby need. There are ket volatility,” the principal of Nida Financial Group at the time of his hiring that he just no words for the joy it has said. “Part of this is a result of rising interest rates, would work a minimum of 10 brought me. rebalancing of portfolios, tax losses — or what we years for the district “if they call tax harvesting — things like that.” wanted me to work,” and he ended SEE DFR, PAGE 5A up “completing year 13.” SEE MARKET, PAGE 2A SEE EDUCATION, PAGE 2A Hitting Rewind In rural White, local video rental store thrives BY JAMES SWIFT listen to film trailers playing inside the wood’s latest and greatest home re- [email protected] store — but everything else is vintage leases. The cardboard “Dukes of Haz- video store Valhalla. zard” promotional standee near the Stepping into Movies, Games, Etc. The rows and rows of DVDs, all upfront glass display case. Pretty much RANDY PARKER/DTN at 3171B Highway 411 in White is like separated into tidy genre classifications the only thing missing is that one “drop Kim Lewis, the new executive taking a time machine to 1999. Sure, (see if you can find the hidden King a quarter in the bucket of water for a director of Bartow Family there are a few glimmers of the 21st Kong on the wall near the police drama free rental” arcade game next to the Resources in Cartersville, sorts JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS through some of the clothes century — some snazzy digital screens section.) The scent of plastic display checkout counter. Janie Smith’s Movies, Games, Etc. in White is available at the facility’s Baby show off movie posters, and one can cases wafting in the air. The dry-erase one of the last of its kind — there are barely SEE , PAGE 8A Boutique store. even use a radio app while outside to board heralding the arrival of Holly- VIDEO 2,000 video rental stores left in the United States. INSIDE TODAY Cloudy, Obituaries . .2A Sports . .1B showers VOLUME 72, NO. 203 U.S.& World . .4A Classified . .4B High 55 Business . .6A Around Town . .1C www.daily-tribune.com Blotter . .7A Entertainment . .7C Low 51 2A Sunday, December 30, 2018 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs n’t surpass a two or three out of 10. ments and financial plans heading Market “Right now when you look at into the new year. OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News various segments of the economy, “I still think there are some pos- FROM PAGE 1A whether you’re talking about hous- itive gains as far as companies go Address: Josh McWhorter, of the ing — multifamily, residential, sin- heading into 2019,” he said. “The Dorothy Carol Dudley 251 S. Tennessee St. Cartersville-based real estate in- gle-family, that kind of thing — the biggest thing is for people to meet Dorothy Carol Dudley, age 76, of Cartersville, GA, died De- Cartersville, GA 30120 vestment and private equity firm demand is so great right now and with their financial advisors and re- cember 28, 2018. A memorial service will be held on January 6, McWhorter Capital Partners, said the supply is so short I just don’t see ally understand, especially for re- Mailing Address: 2019, 3:00 PM, at Creekside Fellowship Church, Cartersville, GA.